# Greenwich Takes SXSW Black List Feature Project ‘Brian’ From Filmmaker Will Ropp

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/greenwich-takes-sxsw-black-list-feature-project-brian-from-filmmaker-will-ropp/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:48:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:06:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/sxsw-black-list-brian-natalie-morales-1237213322/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Greenwich acquired North American rights to *Brian*.
- The film premiered at SXSW and is due next year.
- Ben Wang stars as a teenager navigating anxiety and self-acceptance.

## Summary

Greenwich has acquired North American distribution rights to *Brian*, the feature directorial debut of Will Ropp, after the film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. The deal gives the independent film a distributor, with release planned for next year.

Ben Wang plays Brian, a capable 17-year-old whose anxiety causes public panic attacks. After a drama-club audition ends in a meltdown, he runs for class president, supported by his therapist and a new classmate, as he seeks to redefine himself and accept who he is. The cast also includes Randall Park, Natalie Morales, Edi Patterson and William H. Macy; the screenplay by Mike Scollins was a Black List Featured Project.

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